Martha Graham's Cold War: The Dance of American Diplomacy

ISBN-13: 9780190610364 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 472 str.

Victoria Phillips

Opis

Martha Graham's Cold War frames the story of Martha Graham and her particular brand of dance modernism as pro-Western Cold War propaganda used by the United States government to promote American democracy.

Recenzje

Phillips' book makes an important contribution by studying a prolific choreographer in detail and developing a well-documented, thorough account of her relationship with politics.

O autorze

Victoria Phillips specializes in Cold War history, cultural diplomacy, and international relations. Her articles have appeared in such varied publications as the New York Times, American Communist History, Dance Chronicle, and Dance Research Journal. She has curated several exhibits on dance and politics in Europe and Washington, DC. Before her academic career, she was a dancer and then a portfolio manager on Wall Street. Her papers are held at the Library of Congress as the Victoria Phillips Collection.